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Hey all I'm new to the forum and have a little problem. Ok so I noticed my car making this crackling noise whenever I did not have the clutch pushed in or when I decelerated while still in gear (really loud when I decelerate while in gear). If I push the clutch in the noise goes away. This is my first BMW, before this car all i dealt with was Honda's so I figured it was the throw out bearing because thats what it usually is in a Honda. I got my clutch and throw out bearing replaced and my car still makes the same noise. Any suggestions on what it might be?